starchlike

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective starchlike is

resembling starch.

Starchlike is a synonym of starchy.

As adjectives the difference between starchy and starchlike

is that starchy is of or pertaining to starch while starchlike is resembling starch.

As adjectives the difference between starch and starchlike

is that starch is stiff; precise; rigid while starchlike is resembling starch.

As a noun starch

is a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

As a verb starch

is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.